On The RoadWith Al And Ivy: A Literary Homeless Chronicle - July 2022
“The first bombardment showed us our mistake, and under it, the world as they had taught it to us broke in pieces." - Erich Maria Remarque (All Quiet On The Western Front, Trans. from the German by A. W. Wheen) One of the first things a child learns is that there are mysteries and elders who illuminate those are guides whose wisdom is unchallenged until the budding adult realizes that humans are moony phlegmatics who often make stuff up. The Ancient races were terrified whenever the sky turned black until they could calculate when eclipses would occur, accompanied by rites and sacrifices. Thanks to the Priests, no one ever died from an eclipse. Astronomy eventually became common knowledge and a source of wonder rather than fear. That didn't end the power of priests, who just found new mysteries. ...proof is in the pudding... That's why astronomy can be common knowledge, yet people will still send money to Nigerian Princes or believe that the earth is flat. Professor Ivy...